Animals

The suspension of out-of-state transports comes at a time when many Delaware Valley animal shelters are grappling with overcrowding.

The city’s only open-intake animal shelter is holding a foster drive in an effort to ease severe overcrowding — and save the lives of time-stamped dogs.

The seafood industry has been criticized for ethical violations. Fishtown Seafood wants to educate customers about where their seafood comes from.

The last shark spotted in the Delaware River was in 1960.

More cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, are now being detected in livestock like dairy cows and other mammals, including a small number of humans.

The New Jersey animal rescue, like many in the Philadelphia region, continues to see a number of owner surrenders for pets who were adopted mid-pandemic.

Chester County farmers, conservationists and landowners are working together to help baby birds successfully leave the nest.

Ahead of Thursday's highly anticipated CNN presidential debate, we'll talk about what's at stake for Joe Biden and Donald Trump and how the candidates might perform on stage.

The bear affectionately known as “Delabear” on social media met a tragic end after being hit by a car on a Delaware highway.

We talk to NPR host Peter Sagal before a live taping of Wait Wait in Philly. And, a new study found monkeys in Puerto Rico became kinder after Hurricane Maria.

Ecologist Douglas Tallamy talks about an approach to conservation that starts with letting your yard grow wild with native plants to save wildlife in 'Nature's Best Hope.'

After two years of assessment, researchers say they’ve found the rare and threatened black rail bird, along with other species, at Milford Neck Preserve.

A unique hive design aims to reduce the physical demands on beekeepers while drastically improving colony survival rates.

A real estate firm is proposing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Univers ...

Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the U.S.